Open AccessArterial stiffness in obese children: Role of adiposity and physical activity
Author(s) -
Deepa Pandit,
Anuradha Khadilkar,
Shashi Chiplonkar,
Vaman Khadilkar,
Arun S. Kinare
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.126565
Subject(s) - waist , medicine , arterial stiffness , overweight , body mass index , pulse wave velocity , circumference , percentile , obesity , national health and nutrition examination survey , body fat percentage , endocrinology , cardiology , blood pressure , population , environmental health , geometry , statistics , mathematics
To explore association of adiposity and physical activity with arterial stiffness and to propose optimal waist circumference cutoffs, corresponding to 90(th) percentile of NHANES (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey) for Indian children and adolescents.